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    The surname Tarpey

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 947 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex T610

    Tarpey: #25,935 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Tarpey #25,935, 947 people Tarpey: #25,935 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Tarpey #25,935, 947 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tarpey is more common than 84% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tarpaigh (“descendant of Tarpach”), a byname from torpach (“pot-bellied”).

    Tarpey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 947 people named Tarpey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 326,025 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 920.

    #25,935
    rank among US surnames
    947
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #25,272)

    Who is named Tarpey

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named Tarpey identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Tarpey

    Tarpey has the Soundex code T610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T610.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tarpey come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tarpaigh (“descendant of Tarpach”), a byname from torpach (“pot-bellied”).
    How common is the surname Tarpey?
    947 people in the United States had the surname Tarpey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 326,025 Americans. It ranked 25,935th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tarpey?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Tarpey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Tarpey?
    Tarpey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Tarpey getting more or less common?
    More common. 920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 947 in 2010, up 2.9%.
    What are other spellings of Tarpey?
    Torpey.